Willard Morgan Wickizer

born: 2 Jun 1899, Des Moines,Polk Co.,Iowa
died: 21 May 1974, Indianapolis,Indiana
bur.: Indianapolis,Indiana, at Washington Park East Mausoleum
occu: Christian Church minister and executive
spouse: Frances Orpha MILLER
marr: 4 Aug 1920, Norman,Oklahoma
born: 6 Sep 1898, El Paso,Texas
died: 4 Jul 1986, Indianapolis,Marion Co.,Indiana
Children:
Alice Frances Wickizer
Willard Morgan Wickizer
Charles Medbury Wickizer

Pedigree Chart

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  |------David Andrew WICKIZER (1861, Illinois - 1943, MO)
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Willard Morgan WICKIZER (1899, Iowa - 1974, Indiana)
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  |        |---------William Allen MORGAN (1832, Ohio - 1905, Iowa)
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  |------Alice May MORGAN (1866, Iowa - 1917, OK)
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           |          |--------Tunstal Quarles MATTHEWS (1807, Kentucky - 1878, Nebraska)
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           |---------Nancy Jane MATTHEWS (1836, Indiana - 1906, Missouri)
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                      |--------Jane Chlo MORGAN (1807, Kentucky - 1837, Indiana)
Willard was in college at the time of his mother's death in 1917. He was ordained as a minister in the Disciples of Christ Church in 1919. He received an A.B. degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1920, and an MRE from Boston University in 1923. He was pastor at Mounds, OK, 1919-20; Caney, KS 1920-21; Malden, MS 1922-23; northwest regional director of christian education, 1923-26; assoc. pastor University Church of Christ, Des Moines, 1926-30; pastor First Christian Church, Maryville, MO 1930-36. Willard was a minister and executive in the Disciples of Christ Church. As noted in the July 16, 1947 issue of the Christian Evangelist, the D.D. Degree was awarded to Willard by Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. At that time he was secretary of the home missions division and had proposed new programs and organization that would aid the local church in evangelism, stewardship, worship, membership cultivation, social action, and effective ministry. He was also appointed as liason to represent the Disciples church in planning the relationship to Army and Navy chaplains. He wrote a book of sermons and lived in Indianapolis. He was listed in ``Who's Who'' in 1940-41.

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